At 1.1%, unemployment in Cutten is lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Cutten are B+ for jobs and income and A− for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 17.5 in Los Angeles. 7% of workers have no commute at all (California 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Cutten in brief
Much of Cutten works one town over
52% of working residents work in a town that borders Cutten: Eureka (47%) and Myrtletown (5%). Next door ↓
Commutes from Cutten are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 107 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
Most Cutten residents work close to home
72% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Why Cutten gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cutten is better than 69% of U.S. towns, #305 of 847 in California. Unemployment holds Cutten’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (12.2%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cutten could be anywhere from C+ to A.
From Cutten, about 15 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cutten workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,121 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Miles to work from Cutten
About 16% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The daily flow of workers through Cutten
On a workday 1,139 residents head out to work, 35 work right here, and 496 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Cutten on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.45 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
47% of working residents work in Eureka
Where Cutten clocks in
47% of workers
14% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
531 jobs are based in Cutten.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cutten, 2013 → 2023: 497 → 531. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Cutten’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Good to walk, short on transit: Cutten
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cutten is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns, #452 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across California.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,207 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 50% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.3% of Cutten households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Cutten’s commuters take a bus or train.
Cutten is 1,291st of 4,355 U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,800 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Del Mar CA | 3,858 | $199K | 2.7% | 1.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 76 | Broadmoor CA | 4,586 | $167K | 2.5% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,289 | Kendall NY | 2,577 | $88K | 6.9% | 3.0% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,290 | Jefferson Township OH | 3,071 | $92K | 2.2% | 5.2% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,291 | Cutten CA | 3,550 | $97K | 12.2% | 1.1% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,292 | Lavaca AR | 2,528 | $81K | 5.9% | 3.0% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,293 | Port Aransas TX | 3,773 | $89K | 10.8% | 0.0% | 43% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,355 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Cutten, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Bordering towns draw 52% of Cutten’s workers
The biggest share goes to Eureka (47%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cutten workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutten | – | B+ | A− | 15 min | $97,225 |
| Eureka | 47% | C− | A+ | 16 min | $57,662 |
| Myrtletown | 5% | C− | B+ | 13 min | $60,457 |
| Pine Hills | under 1% | B− | C | 19 min | $78,393 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cutten’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Cutten: questions
What is the median household income in Cutten?
$97,225 (±$10,207) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cutten?
12.2%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cutten?
15 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cutten work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Eureka (47%, 2 mi), Arcata (14%, 8 mi), Myrtletown (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cutten walkable?
Cutten is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 12.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cutten without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cutten, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cutten
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.